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• Earned UNC Coaches' Player of the Week honors after wins over East Carolina, Florida State and Tennessee in 2010
• Earned UNC Coaches' Player of the Week honors after the win over Boston College in 2009
Was a consistent lineman throughout his career and was a two-year starter at right tackle • Worked hard to improve his strength and agility.
2010 - Senior Season
Started all 13 games at right tackle and saw action on more than 700 snaps, an average of 62 per game • Graded out at 82 percent on the year with 39 knockdown blocks, which ranks second on the team • Also had 11 flatback blocks on the year • Graded out at 80 percent or higher in all but two games • Posted a season-high 88 percent grade in the win over Virginia and had three knockdown blocks • Had an 87 percent grade in the win over East Carolina • Registered five knockdown blocks and had an 87 percent grade in the win at Rutgers.
2009 - Junior Season
Starter at right tackle who saw action on 881 snaps • Started 12 of 13 games • Had a 75 percent grade for the season with 37 knock-downs • Posted a 70-percent grade and one knock-down at NC State • Graded a team-best 78 percent with three knock-downs at Boston College • Started against Miami and posted a 78 percent grade with three knock-down blocks • Came off the bench to post an 80-percent grade and four knock-downs against Duke • Graded out at 76 percent with four knock-down blocks at Virginia Tech • Posted a 75-percent grade against Florida State • Graded at 72 percent with a team-best six knock-downs versus Georgia Southern • Had a pair of knock-downs against Virginia • Posted a 72 percent grade and one knock-down at Georgia Tech • Logged a 78 percent grade and two knock-downs against East Carolina • Graded out at 78 percent with three knock-downs at Connecticut • Made first career start against The Citadel, grading out at 76 percent with four knock-down blocks.
2008 - Sophomore Season
Versatile player who saw action in every game in 2008 on special teams and as a reserve tackle • Can also play tight end • Saw action on 78 snaps.
2007 - Freshman Season
Played in six games, including contests against James Madison, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Miami, Georgia Tech and Duke • Had two knockdown blocks.
Butler High School
Member of North Carolina's Shrine Bowl team • Ranked the No. 30 tight end in the country and the No. 20 player in North Carolina by Rivals.com • One of the top 35 players in North Carolina according to SuperPrep • Played tight end, offensive guard and defensive end in high school • Projects as an offensive lineman in college • Caught 16 passes for 200 yards, two touchdowns and a two-point conversion during his senior campaign • Helped lead Butler high school to a 10-3 record and the second round of the 4-AA state playoffs in 2005 • Earned all-conference honors as a senior at tight end and was honorable mention at guard as a junior • Named to the Charlotte Observer's regional second team at tight end • Finalist for the Charlotte Touchdown Club's Roman Gabriel Award for Academics • National Honor Society member • Had a GPA over 4.0 throughout high school • Law Explorer's Club member • Coached by Mike Newsome.
Personal
Son of Cynthia and Michael Ingersoll • Born January 9, 1988 • Communications major • If he could have dinner with three people, dead or alive, he would choose Michael Jordan, Julius Caesar and the President of the U.S. • People say he looks like Christopher Reeves in Superman and David Hasselhoff • The one word his mother would use to describe him is "motivated" • Began playing football in the eighth grade, the first time he was allowed • Favorite NFL team as a kid was the Carolina Panthers • Would choose to sing Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin if he were a contestant on American Idol • His father has had the biggest impact on his life • Favorite TV show is "Blue Mountain State".
